Daniel Schutzsmith is the publisher of Graphic Define, an online destination focusing on the business of design for the graphics, web, and interactive design industries. He is also a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, teaching several web design and business of design related courses.

Daniel shares his passion for the craft with other industry professionals through his column on the Business of Design for Dynamic Graphics magazine and has spoken at several conferences on best business practices for designers in the areas of project management, new business, strategic planning, marketing, and financial competency. Even though this may all sound like deeply serious stuff, Daniel keeps the conversation light-hearted and amusing – so everyone feels interested.

If all that wasn't enough, he most recently worked as a New Business Executive for The Barbarian Group practicing the best business practices that he preaches.

Over the past decade he has worked with client such as: Adobe, BBDO, CosmoGIRL!, Dave Matthews Band, Facebook, Google, Monster.com, MTV, Oxygen Networks, PBS, Pepsico, Phish, Pixies, Rachael Ray Magazine, Simon & Schuster, Sony Picture Classics, TBS, VH1, XM Radio, and the more.

In his free time he enjoys being a loving husband and father, wandering the streets of NYC, trying obscure fu-fu beers, single malt scotches, and dreaming under his pear tree in rural upstate NY.